Anna Thompson

Soprano | Rochester, Michigan | Age 26 | First Year 

Anna Thompson is a soprano from Rochester, Michigan and Grand Finals Winner of the 2026 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. She joins the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program for the 2026-27 season, during which she will make her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Priestess in Aida and will cover roles in Jenůfa and Parsifal. Recent operatic engagements include Micäela in La Tragédie de Carmen with Merola Opera, Countess Madeleine in Capriccio and Countess Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Academy of Vocal Arts, Rosalinde (cover) in Die Fledermaus with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Marie Antoinette in The Ghosts of Versailles with Rice University, and Clorinda in La Cenerentola with Santa Fe Opera. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2026 as a featured soloist in the American Symphony Orchestra’s performance of George Bristow’s “Niagara Symphony” under the baton of Maestro Leon Botstein. In 2025, she performed the title role of Bohuslav Martinů’s Mariken de Nimègue in concert at the Bard Music Festival. In addition to her success in the Laffont Competition, she has received several awards from other prestigious vocal competitions. Notable accolades include top prize in the 2026 Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition (Opera Division), top prize in the 2026 George and Nora London Foundation Vocal Competition, second prize in the 2026 Giulio Gari Foundation International Vocal Competition, third place in the 2026 Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition, and winner of the 2025 Sullivan Foundation Award, among others. She is an alumna of the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera, the Academy of Vocal Arts Resident Artist Program, the Gerdine Young Artist Program at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist Program, and the Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS Program. She holds degrees in voice from the Eastman School of Music and the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.